Roots Music Canada’s CFMA weekend webcast December 3rd and 4th was viewed by over 2,000 music lovers. While we were hoping for more (of course), sharing the best of Canada’s folk music scene with the equivalent of a packed Massey Hall in Toronto is pretty awesome. International viewers, led by the USA, accounted for over [...]
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With all the excitement following the Canadian Folk Music Awards this past weekend, we’d like to share a piece written by Roots Music Canada’s Editor-in-Chief, David Newland, for the CFMA gala’s programme. Imagine a place where children can run and play without fear of traffic or threats; where nature’s beauty is the perfect backdrop for [...]
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Click for complete list of CFMA 2011 award winners It was a dark and stormy night, with large drops of heavy blown glass falling steadily into the hands of worthy Canadians all night long. The Common Thread Community Chorus gusted out the songs of our multi-lingual communities in the lobby as Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre [...]
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The Canadian Folk Music Awards were handed out in Toronto last night, and the top winners were Bruce Cockburn, Dave Gunning and Genticorum, who each took home two awards. The complete list of awards: TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE Genticorum – Nagez Rameurs CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM [...]
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Fans from across the country and around the world enjoyed our streaming video broadcast of the Canadian Folk Music Awards Nominee Showcase, from Hugh’s Room in Toronto featuring: Dave Gunning, Janet Panic, Quinn and Qristina Bachand, Ashley Condon, Massiel Yanira, Lizzy Hoyt, Ouzo Power & Raz-demarée/Tidal Wave Roots Music Canada is proud to be the [...]
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We’ve been spreading the news through this blog and our social media outlets, about our Canadian Folk Music Awards broadcast this coming weekend. Now, here’s the word straight from us, Andy and David, about what we’re doing, and how you can help. Two weeks into our third year of operations, we’ve done almost everything on [...]
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We at Roots Music Canada are delighted that our friend and colleague Jane Harbury (a.k.a. Riverboat Jane) has been chosen as the first ever recipient of the CFMA “Unsung Hero” award. Jane, a Toronto publicist with a deep and enduring committment to roots music, will receive her award during the SEVENTH ANNUAL CFMAs at the Isabel [...]
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The countdown to our broadcast of the 7th Annual Canadian Folk Music Awards, (Sunday, December 4th, 8:00 PM) and the related Nominee Showcase (Saturday, December 3rd, 8:15 PM) is on, only 10 days to go! Live streaming is like a TV production, only on a much smaller scale, and the challenge we have as producers, directors, technicians [...]
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2011 CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR / ALBUM TRADITIONNEL DE L’ANNÉE Dave Gunning – a tribute to John Allan Cameron Finest Kind – For Honour & For Gain De Temps Antan – Les Habits de Papier La Volée d’Castors – Le Retour Genticorum – Nagez Rameurs CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE [...]
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OTTAWA – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011 – The Canadian Folk Music Awards (CFMAs) announced details today for a brand new award category, UNSUNG HERO. Submissions are open to the public from now to the end of October. The award will be presented during the SEVENTH ANNUAL CFMAs at the Isabel Bader Theatre, Victoria College, University [...]
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